On Earth Day Recycle Old Computers and Help the Environment - EPA's First Capital Area eCycling Event
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Category: Trash and RecyclingType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Friday, April 20th, 2007
(Washington, D.C. - April 20, 2007) EPA, Dell Inc., TechTurn and the Countrywide Recycling Coalition are joining together to encourage greater-Washington, D.C., area residents and businesses to recycle unwanted computer equipment on Earth Day. Recycling electronics is something every American can do to protect the planet and to encourage the sustainable reuse of materials.
Any make or model of computers and related equipment, including computers, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, and laptops brought to Freedom Plaza will be collected and safely recycled for free. (Remove all data from the computer's hard drive and any removable media such as disks, PC cards, flash drives, CD-ROMs.)
WHO:
Molly O'Neill, Assistant Administrator, EPA's Office of Environmental Information and E.P.A. Chief Information Officer
Becca Gould, Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy, Dell Incorporated
Jake Player, President, TechTurn
Kate Krebs, Executive Director, Countrywide Recycling Coalition
Joe Ayers, Vice President, Dell Federal
WHAT:
EPA's onest Capital Area eCycling Event
WHEN:
Sunday, April 22, 2007
eleven a.m. - three p.m. Recycling Event
one p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Remarks from officials
WHERE:
Freedom Plaza
13th Street and Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
(Metro exit is Metro Center. Take 13th & G Saint Exit.
Walk South on 13th Street)
Disclaimer: E.P.A. does not endorse the products or services of these organizations.
More information about the event: epa.gov/oei/ecycling/
More information about eCycling: epa.gov/ecycling/
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